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Communal Living
Mar. 24th, 2004 09:33 amSomething one of my friends posted got me thinking about roommates/communal living. The theory is great, more money to pay rent, even division of house chores, more people to help lift heavy furniture, etc...
But I've had three, four roommates at a time in college. They were fun to have around part of the time, but I'm not an easy person to live with. I'm critical and passive agressive when I feel my roommates aren't living up to their responsibilities. My dream of communal living might be sabotaged by my pain the ass tendencies.
I hosed one roommate with my super-soaker when he was being loud when I was trying to sleep. I've played the turn the thermostat down game too, but I justify that by the fact the person who kept cranking it up wasn't paying rent anyway.
I think the best roommate situation would be one with private rooms and some communal space, like a big kitchen for major meals and an entertainment complex. Six people could probably afford a 40" plasma TV easier than one or two.
I'd be happy to trade child-care responsibilities for other favors as well. I really miss being around children on a regular basis since I quit doing family therapy. One again, the parents would need private space to isolate their children when its "adult" time, but how is this any different than sending your kids to bed?
But I've had three, four roommates at a time in college. They were fun to have around part of the time, but I'm not an easy person to live with. I'm critical and passive agressive when I feel my roommates aren't living up to their responsibilities. My dream of communal living might be sabotaged by my pain the ass tendencies.
I hosed one roommate with my super-soaker when he was being loud when I was trying to sleep. I've played the turn the thermostat down game too, but I justify that by the fact the person who kept cranking it up wasn't paying rent anyway.
I think the best roommate situation would be one with private rooms and some communal space, like a big kitchen for major meals and an entertainment complex. Six people could probably afford a 40" plasma TV easier than one or two.
I'd be happy to trade child-care responsibilities for other favors as well. I really miss being around children on a regular basis since I quit doing family therapy. One again, the parents would need private space to isolate their children when its "adult" time, but how is this any different than sending your kids to bed?
